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samsmix · July 4, 2006, 03:21 AM

Oh man. I shouldn't bite on this, but I will.

I am lucky enough to have the run of six digits worth of prime (and not so prime) deer country, but I also hunt on some smaller plots. One is a friends farm. At 800 acres it is the 2nd smallest in Choutaeu County, MT. Were it high fenced, there is absolutly NO WAY that a given animal could elude rifle range for an entire day, save perhaps burrowing.

There is no shame in putting down sheep, or hogs, or any other fenced in livestock (Even easily spooked livestock). That is what they were managed/raised for: meat. That said, I will take it upon myself to deliver to you the sad news that what you were on is best refered to as a "shoot", not a hunt.

If what you were doing was indeed fair chase, why did you feel the need to "come clean" about it?

July 4, 2006, 03:21 AM	#8
samsmix Senior Member Join Date: June 29, 2006 Location: Montana (Montucky?) Posts: 1,273	Oh man. I shouldn't bite on this, but I will. I am lucky enough to have the run of six digits worth of prime (and not so prime) deer country, but I also hunt on some smaller plots. One is a friends farm. At 800 acres it is the 2nd smallest in Choutaeu County, MT. Were it high fenced, there is absolutly NO WAY that a given animal could elude rifle range for an entire day, save perhaps burrowing. There is no shame in putting down sheep, or hogs, or any other fenced in livestock (Even easily spooked livestock). That is what they were managed/raised for: meat. That said, I will take it upon myself to deliver to you the sad news that what you were on is best refered to as a "shoot", not a hunt. If what you were doing was indeed fair chase, why did you feel the need to "come clean" about it? __________________ You'll probably never NEED a gun. I hope you never do. But IF you do, you will need it worse than anything you've ever needed in your life. IF we're not supposed to eat animals, howcome God made 'em outta meat?